Last year a good friend of mine passed away while participating in a disabled sporting tournament; a local project focused on increasing the quality of life for disabled athletes in our community. His fate could have been different with a a low cost monitor system. - Frank Dorval

Civic Need:

Real-time monitoring of health vitals is crucial for personal protection of our players. This is the first project of this type for disabled athletes participating in Sled Hockey, Wheel Chair Bascketball, and Murderball.

This is unique from the perspective that disabled athlete programs typically have limited funds. Quite honestly is is difficult to find funding to sustain the sports every year.

The monitoring system is compact and battery powered. Enabling it to attach to a sled or wheel chair or strapped directly to an individual. This is not a new concept. It is used in professional sports but current products are very expensive.

Heart Rate Monitor

We need to be able to observe the heart rate for players remotely. The intent would be to notify a coach, medical advisor, or another monitor of any conditions with heart rate that warrant removing a player from a game. This can be a temporary break from the game or a call to sit out the remainder of the game.

Accelerator and Gyro Monitoring

We would like to use the gyro and other sensory components within the Arduino 101 to provide a track movement, acceleration, impact, and turn speed. This data can be used to provide fine detail performance monitoring and skill improvement metrics to the players and coaches.

Remote Vital and Map View

To view all players a single overlay is desired. The ability to see alerts for problematic players would be critical as the display would have a large amount of activity during game play.